Next stop…Mercury: Arianespace launches the BepiColombo mission to explore the “Swift Planet”
Arianespace marked another mission accomplished for science tonight as its heavy-lift Ariane 5 successfully sent BepiColombo – Europe’s historic first mission to Mercury, organized in cooperation with Japan – on its way toward the solar system’s smallest and least-explored terrestrial planet.
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Ariane Flight VA243
launch date
September 25, 2018
Payload(s)
Horizons 3e, Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38
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Next stop…Mercury: Arianespace launches the BepiColombo mission to explore the “Swift Planet”
Arianespace marked another mission accomplished for science tonight as its heavy-lift Ariane 5 successfully sent BepiColombo – Europe’s historic first mission to Mercury, organized in cooperation with Japan – on its way toward the solar system’s smallest and least-explored terrestrial planet.
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Arianespace is the world’s leading satellite launch company. Founded in 1980, it deploys a family of three launchers – Ariane, Soyuz and Vega – to meet the needs of commercial and government customers.
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